Mystical fountain from a manuscript, France, end of 8th century. A phiale or nymphaeum with columns, cocks (St. Peter) chasing vultures (Satan), and other allegorical beasts. Fontaine Mystique, France, VIIIe siecle (fin). Taken from a manuscript formerly kept at the Abbey of Saint-Medard de Soissons. MS 686 Sup. Latin, Bibliotheque Imperiale. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Mathieu from Charles Louandre’s Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

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